Gary B. Melton & Asher ben-arieh 
The SAGE Handbook of Child Research 

It is refreshing to see a book such as this which is both broad in its conceptualization of the field of child research and deep in its focus. The volume′s editors are paragons of awareness when it comes to the need for interdisciplinary research and theory to illuminate the lives and experience of children.


– James Garbarino, Loyola University Chicago



‘Covers a satisfying and unprecedentedly wide range of research relating to childhood. The contributors include many eminent international scholars of childhood, making the book a valuable resource for child researchers. Child advocates will also find the book to be invaluable in their efforts to improve children’s well-being, and to change policies and practices for the better.’


– Anne Smith, University of Otago



‘A really scintillating collection that will provide a lasting perspective on child studies – stimulating and comprehensive!’


– Jonathan Bradshaw, University of York



In keeping with global changes in children′s social and legal status, this Handbook includes examination of children as family members, friends, learners, consumers, people of faith, and participants in law and politics. The contributors also discuss the methodological and ethical requirements for research that occurs in natural settings and that enables children themselves to describe their perspective.



The book is divided into three parts:

• Part I: Setting-Specific Issues in Child Research


• Part II: Population-Specific Issues in Child Research


• Part III: Methods in Research on Children and Childhood

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INTRODUCTION

The Nature and Scope of Child Research: Learning About Children’s Lives – Gary B. Melton

PART ONE: SETTING-SPECIFIC ISSUES IN CHILD RESEARCH

The Setting of Childhood – Asher Ben-Arieh

Childhood as a Legal Status – Roger J.R. Levesque

Children as Political Actors – Anu Toots, Natalie Worley, Anna Skosireva

Children, Religion, and Spiritual Development: Reframing a Research Agenda – Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Peter L. Benson

Children as Patients – Priscilla Alderson

Children as Consumers – Ragnhild Brusdal, Ivar Frønes

Young Children as Learners – Jan Kampmann

Children as Family Members – Jennifer Mason, Becky Tipper

Children as Friends – Steven R. Asher, Whitney A. Brechwald, Kristina L. Mc Donald

PART TWO: POPULATION-SPECIFIC ISSUES IN CHILD RESEARCH

Children in Exceptional Circumstances – Judith Cashmore

Research on Ethnic Minority Children: A Tale of Risk and Resilience – Oscar Barbarin, Emma Sterrett, Dari Jigjidsuren

Sexual Minority Youth and Youth with Sexual Minority Parents – Charlotte J. Patterson

Children Who Have Disabilities – Patricia Sloper, Bryony Beresford

Youth Who Have Broken the Law – Michael R. Mc Cart, Terje Ogden, Scott W. Henggeler

Children as Witnesses – Kelly Mc Williams, Else-Marie Augusti, Jacinthe Dion, Stephanie D. Block, Annika Melinder, Judith Cashmore, Gail S. Goodman

Child Maltreatment and Bullying – Kelly Mc Williams, Gail S. Goodman, Juliana Raskauskas, Ingrid M. Cordon

Children Living Away from Home – Judith Cashmore

Refugees, Asylum-Seekers, Displaced Persons: Children in Precarious Positions – Jacqueline J. Goodnow

PART THREE: METHODS IN RESEARCH ON CHILDREN AND CHILDHOOD

Challenges and Innovations in Research on Childhood – Drika Weller, Sue Hobbs, Gail S. Goodman

Interviewing Children: A Primer – Karen J. Saywitz, Lorinda B. Camparo

Children as Self-Informants in Longitudinal Studies: Substantive Findings and Methodological Issues – Amy Dworsky

Use of Administrative Data in Childhood Research – Robert Goerge, Bong Joo Lee

Children Taking Photos and Photographs: A Route to Children’s Involvement and Participation and a ‘Bridge’ to Exploring Children’s Everyday Lives – Kim Rasmussen

Time-Use Studies – Lyn Craig

Parents’ Reports about Their Children’s Lives – Marc H. Bornstein

Adults’ Memories of Their Own Childhoods – David B. Pillemer, Ryan A. Dickson

School-Aged Children as Sources of Information about Their Lives – Michal Soffer, Asher Ben-Arieh

Infants and Young Children as Sources of Information about Their Own Lives: Methodology and Findings – Harlene Hayne, Karen Tustin

Children as Researchers: We Have a Lot to Learn – Tove I. Dahl

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Natalie K. Worley is a Research Assistant in the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life at Clemson University.